Chapter 65 The Autumn Wind Rose (2/2)

The person could have walked without a sound, but he did not. Clearly, he wanted to create psychological pressure for Shen Lian.

There was not just one set of footsteps, there were three.

Apparently, after one had attained Tongxuan1 in martial arts, one could tell a person's martial arts background and his attainment through the sound of his footsteps.

Shen Lian was not well-versed in terms of martial arts. Despite having incredibly sharp senses, he could not accurately tell a person's martial art background.

However, he knew who the visitors were this time around. They were either part of the Xiao family, related to the Flying Celestials Island, or the Guiyun Peak.

Their internal force was similar to that of Xiao Zhu's.

The thought of Xiao Zhu reminded Shen Lian of Ye Liuyun, but it was not him.

He had a feeling that Ye Liuyun will not come to Qing Xuan.

Looking at the prospective Qing Xuan disciples, despite the few people who were as good as Ye Liuyun and himself in terms of martial art skills, none of them could compare to Ye Liuyun's mentality.

Shen Lian thought that if he had lost his legs since young, there was no way that he could surpass Ye Liuyun.

Behind greatness, there were hardships.

People often marvel at the flower of success. However, the tears of hard work that soaked its buds and the rain of blood and sacrifice were often overlooked. Shen Lian read about these lines from one of Bing Xin2's work back in his past life. Though, it was Ye Liuyun who showed him the significance behind those lines.

The door swung open without any wind.

Shen Lian stood right at the entrance. He sized up the three people without giving much emphasis to their looks.

”Shen Lian, time to pay back for killing my cousin sister.” The person who spoke shared some facial resemblance to Xiao Zhu.

Two flashes of light followed. His two companions attacked Shen Lian when he was speaking.

One of them used a scimitar, and the other used a Tang knife that was slightly curved.

The scimitar dealt tricky moves that were hard to defend against.

However, the curved Tang knife was more dangerous, and the killer was strong and fast.

The blade cut against the air. The frosty atmosphere almost kept one from opening one's eyes.

The gleam on their knives showed how skillful they were.

They were in their twenties. They did not attain such skills because they were geniuses. It was because of the best cultivation guidance that they received, and the medication that they took to secure vitality. This was why they had such a good foundation.

However, these people had never gone through the trial of blood and fire.

Shen Lian reached out with his arm, as though he was going to fight against the blade with his empty hands.

The one who spoke had not attack yet. He was waiting for his chance to strike. He planned to strike when his two companions overpowered Shen Lian so that he could deal the final, decisive blow.

That was a sound plan, but in reality, things usually do not go according to plan.

Out of a sudden, there were exchanges of white flash. No one knew what happened.

The knife did not hit Shen Lian, but it was pitted right against the other knife.

They were equally sharp and equally unstoppable.

That could only give rise to one result – both of the knives were broken into half.

Shen Lian had caught their weaknesses.

Everything in this world has a weakness. This applies to even Dao techniques and celestial arts.

However, identifying the weakness and utilizing it were two different things altogether.

Shen Lian's observation and actual skills were both impressive.

The reason why he did not kill the three of them was not because of weakness or mercy. It was not even about him being guilty of accidentally killing Xiao Zhu.

It was because the three of them received their punishment.

To cultivators like them, there was no punishment crueler than having their arm muscles disabled and their cinnabar fields destroyed.

It was not easy for a person to be born into this world, which was why Shen Lian would not kill someone so easily.

However, he was not about to pretend that he was easy-going and let the three of them go. After all, if one were to respond to vengeance with grace, what would grace be responded with then? This was why he decided to deal with the vengeance in a direct manner.

Since then, no one gave Shen Lian any trouble until the Double Ninth Festival.通玄－ A level of abstruse, and profound understanding.The pen name of a famous writer from China, Xie Wanying.